City of Heroes/Scrappers
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General Scrapper tips and tricks
Scrapper Primaries
..JKM 03:43, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Scrapper Secondaries
Super Reflexes
The idea behind Super Reflexes is very simple: don't get hit. If you don't get hit, then you don't take damage, and you also don't suffer the secondary effects of many attacks, like knockdowns, stuns, etc. Unfortunately, you will still get hit sometimes, and it will hurt. A lot. The SR powerset contains no damage mitigation and no healing. You have high defense, and that's it. You will need to run a lot of toggles, which will draw a lot of endurance, but at the higher levels you can be formidable. No matter how much resistance or healing other scrappers may have, they can still be overwhelmed by hard hitting bad guys. As long as you don't get hit, you can outlast any of them. Of course, sooner or later, you will get hit. SR is a gambler's defense. As long as luck is on your side, nothing can touch you.
Invulnerability
Invulnerable scrappers get hit, but it doesn't hurt so much. They can develop resistance to all attacks except psychic ones. They also get a pretty good boost to their defense, so they don't get hit all that often, either. It's a very powerful set. Issue 3 reduced the maximum amount of resistance attainable, but also removed the self root from one of the main powers. Invulnerability is still a very powerful defense. Stuff just doesn't hurt you very much.
Regeneration
Regenners have no defense and almost no resistance. They get hit a lot, and it hurts a lot. But they get better! All damage, no matter where it comes from, can be healed in just a few seconds. Of course, if you get hit again during those few seconds...things could get dicey. A regen scrapper tends to go from perfect health to near death and back again in a wild see-saw which can drive a defender crazy, but as long as the incoming damage is less than the rate of regeneration, a regen scrapper can survive anything.
Dark Armor
Dark Armor contains the most diverse collection of powers. Some powers offer resistance, like Invulnerability. Cloak of Darkness boosts defense, while also providing stealth. Dark Regeneration heals you. There are also powers to frighten, disorient, or damage your opponents. Before Issue 3, Dark Armor was considered the black sheep of scrapper secondaries. Now that it is possible to have status protection and damage protection at the same time, expect to see DA grow in popularity. The heavy endurance costs of running multiple toggles is still an issue, though.
..JKM 03:47, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
